旅行箱拉杆箱:是什么阻碍你成功呢？

是因为你没有成长！在你生命的任何领域，如果你没有成功，那是因为你没有成长。

Growth is the only way to success!  The faster you grow, the faster you will succeed.  

成长是通向成功的唯一之道！你成长得越快，你便能越快的取得成功。

Real Success

真正的成功

Why is growth so important to success?  Because real success comes from helping others, and you can only help others by growing!  People are attracted to people who are “growing.”  I’ll explain this in a little bit, but for now, let me reiterate that the key to success is to grow up and to “be” the example. 

为什么成长对取得成功如此重要？因为真正的成功来源于帮助别人，而且你只有成长了才能帮助别人。人们会被那些成长中的人吸引。对此我会稍加解释，但是现在，我要重申一下：成功的关键是成长，是成为榜样。

You see, if I’m living in a shack, how can I help you get a mansion?  Two people stuck in quick sand can’t help each other.  One of us has to grow up and get out of the circumstance (in order to help the other).

你知道的，如果我自己居于小室，我又如何能帮助你得到一栋公寓呢？两个陷入流沙的人是不可能互助的。为了帮助另一个，我们其中之一必须成长起来，走出困境。

Don’t Be Stupid!

别傻了！！

Not that I’ve arrived, but I’ve certainly learned some things.  I’m making my mistakes early in life, so that I’m not stupid my entire life.

倒不是因为我已经成功，但我的确学到了一些东西。我在年轻的时候犯了该犯的错误，因此我不会一生都愚蠢。

What’s the lesson?  Don’t be stupid!   It’s okay to be stupid for a little while, but god-dog-it, don’t be stupid the rest of your life! 

学到的经验是什么？不要再傻了！有时犯傻是可以的，但是见鬼去吧，不要一生都那么愚蠢！

Quit doing what you’ve been doing, it’s time to change, it’s time to grow up! 

放弃做你一直在做的，是时候改变了，也是时候成长了！

The Sign of Growth

成长的标志

You may think you’re growing…but the sign of growth is change.  How do you really know if you’re growing?  Look around…are things changing?

你也许会认为你正在成长...但是成长的标志是改变。你如何得知你是否在成长呢？看看四周...是否有事情在改变了？

If things are changing for the better, than you are growing, if things are not changing, than …you’re not growing; it’s that simple!

如果事情向好的方向发展，那么你正在成长；如果没有事情改变，那么...你并没有在成长。就这样简单！

Your Purpose

你的目的

Your purpose in life isn’t just to exist; you are supposed to be growing up into something, not just an “old” human.  There are gifts, purposes, and seeds on the inside of you, which came here to grow. 

你生活的目的不仅仅是为了存在，你应该成长，但却并不只是成长为一个老人。在你的内心会有天赋，目标以及种子，她们会在你的内心生长起来。

You were planted on the earth as a seed to grow up.  Are you growing up?  Are you becoming who you are?  Are you becoming what you are?  Or, do you merely exist, just getting by with an average life.

你就如一颗种子，被播种在地球上，是为了成长。你正在成长吗？你成长为了你该变成的人了吗？你成长为了你应该成为的样子吗？又或者，你仅仅只是一个存在，只活到了平均寿命。

A Quick Story

一个小故事

I was having lunch with a couple of friends the other day, who happen to be in great shape.  These are friends who I look-up to because of the way they diet, and because of how they take care of their bodies.  However, this time when it came time to order lunch, they looked to me for advice on what to order. 

前几天，我正与一些朋友吃午餐，碰巧的是她们的身材很棒。我很仰慕这些朋友们，因为他们的饮食方式，以及她们是如何保养她们的身体的。然而，这次到点餐的时候，她们却问我该点些什么。

Over the course of this year I’ve been working hard to get into the best shape of my life, and in the process, people who I was “following” began to follow me.  This is what will happen to you when you grow up.  The people who you used to look up to, will look up to you!

这一年来，我一直在努力使我的身材达到最棒的状态，然而，在这个过程中，我学习的对象开始学我了。当你成长了，这也会在你身上发生的。一直令你另眼相看的人也会对你另眼相看的！

Recently my wife sent out some pictures to our family and friends from our trip to Hawaii.  Some of the pictures showed me on the beach without my shirt on.  Since that time, I’ve been getting phone calls and e-mails asking me for advice.  Now, I don’t say this to brag, but I say it to prove my earlier point, that when you grow up, people will be attracted to you.  Why?  Because people want someone to look up to, they want someone to be the leader.  Why not you?

最近，我的妻子给我的亲朋好友寄了一些我们去夏威夷旅行的照片。其中有些我没有穿衬衫站在海滩上的照片。从那时起，我一直接到向我请教的电话和邮件。现在，我并不是为了炫耀才提及此事，我说这件事是为了证实我先前提到的观点，那便是：当你成长了，人们会被你吸引的。这是为什么？那是因为人们想要一个可敬的人，想要有个领导的人。为什么不能是你呢？

Grow Up

成长

It’s time to grow up; it’s time to raise the standard, so to speak.  If you don’t grow, you will eventually become obsolete. 

是时候成长了，也是时候倡导起来，也是时候大声说出来了。如果你不成长，那么你最终会过时的。

Let’s face it, you’re learning too much not to grow!

让我们直面吧：你学到的已经很多，可以成长了！

So grow, and grow, and grow until you break through a barrier.  Grow until you do what others said you couldn’t do; grow until you become what others said you couldn’t become.

因此，成长吧，成长吧，成长吧，直到你突破一个瓶颈。成长吧，直到你做了那些别人叫你不要做的事情，成长吧，直到你成为别人说你不能成为的人。

Grow up!

啊，成长吧！！

In Closing

结尾

I was at the theater a few months ago, and a “movie preview” was on, I don’t remember the movie, but they said these words, and the words rang in my thoughts, I heard, “Are you ready to become who you are?” 

几个月前，我在电影院看一场电影的试映。我不记得那是部什么影片了，但是它们讲过一些话，那些话萦绕在我的脑海里。我听到的是“成为真正的你，你准备好了吗？”

So I ask you “Are you ready to become who you are? Are you ready to grow up?”

因此让我来问问你“成为真正的你，你准备好了吗？你准备好成长了吗？”undefined